form8_kjune92010.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 9, 2010
 
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
000-23143
 
13-3379479
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York
 
10591
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (914) 789-2800
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 9, 2010. At the Meeting stockholders voted on (i) the election of nine directors of the Company; (ii) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (iii) ratification of the Board of Directors’ selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010; and (iv) the discretion of the proxies to vote on the transaction of other business. The number of votes cast for and against or withheld with respect to each such matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below.
 
   
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Withheld
 
Abstentions/
Broker Non-Votes
 (i) Election of Directors
             
 5,167,175
  Kurt W. Briner
 
22,486,842
 
0
 
172,702
   
  Charles A. Baker
 
20,975,073
 
0
 
1,684,471
   
  Mark R. Baker
 
22,485,622
 
0
 
173,922
   
  Peter J. Crowley
 
21,015,317
 
0
 
1,644,227
   
  Mark F. Dalton
 
20,978,925
 
0
 
1,680,619
   
  Stephen P. Goff, Ph.D.
 
14,486,094
 
0
 
8,173,450
   
  Paul J. Maddon, M.D., Ph.D.
 
22,476,537
 
0
 
183,007
   
  David A. Scheinberg, M.D., Ph.D.
 
21,991,316
 
0
 
668,228
   
  Nicole S. Williams
 
22,506,742
 
0
 
152,802
   
                 
(ii) Approval of amendment of the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
21,908,250
 
656,677
 
94,617
 
5,167,175
                 
(iii) Ratification of selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
27,775,608
 
47,558
 
3,553
 
0
                 
(iv) Discretion on other business
 
9,527,667
 
18,187,079
 
111,973
 
0

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Company today announced the election of board member Peter J. Crowley as Chairman of the Board at the Company’s Annual Meeting, replacing Kurt Briner, who stepped down as Chairman at the end of his term while remaining a director.

A copy of Progenics’ press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
  
Exhibit No.     Description
 
99.1  
  Press Release dated June 10, 2010.
 
 




 
 

 

SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
          By:  /s/ ROBERT A. MCKINNEY                            
Robert A. McKinney
                                                Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President,
                              Finance & Operations and Treasurer
 
 
 
Date:  June 10, 2010